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While Jews especially in Europe are still confronted with (partly increasing) anti-semitism, Arabs(i.e. Muslim, Christian & Druze Palestinians/25% of the Israeli population), migrant workers(aprox. 180,000) and refugees in Israel are confronted with a massive wave of racism.

Israel's top Reform rabbi declared y'day:

Israeli society falling into deep pit of racism

The head of Israel's Reform Judaism movement on Tuesday harshly criticized a letter by 30 rabbis' wives calling on Jewish girls not to date Arabs, work with them or perform national service in the same places where they work.

"Israeli society is falling into a deep, dark pit of racism and xenophobia," said Rabbi Gilad Kariv, who two weeks ago also vocally condemned a move by a number of leading rabbis who signed on a ruling to forbid the rental of homes to Arabs

Just weeks after several dozen state-employed rabbis ignited a major controversy by issuing a letter calling on Israeli Jews not to rent or sell their homes to non-Jews, and some days after an anti-Arab demonstrations in Bat Yam and Tel Aviv Israel sees more and more incidents in the rising tide of hatred and racism that appears to be sweeping the country...

Here just some examples ('highlights') from the past ten days:

☞ School principal prohibits students from speaking Arabic (12.29)
☞ Rabbis' wives: Don't date Arabs (12.28)
☞ Arabs flee home due to racist threats (12.23)
☞ ...racism ...take the streets against Arabs, migrant workers (12.22)
☞ Bat Yam: Death to Jewish women who date Arabs (12.21)
☞ Hundreds in Tel Aviv call for deportation of migrant workers, refugees (12.21)
☞ Bat Yam rally: 'Arabs dating our sisters' (12.19)